@workingclasshistory.com#OtD 13 Oct 2004 a rare recent mutiny of the US Army took place in Iraq when 19 soldiers of the 343 Company refused to carry out a supply mission, believing it too dangerous. Learn more about mutinies in this podcast with @SrslyWrong: workingclasshistory.com/2020/05/26/e...
@rudydotca.bsky.social#OTD October 13 1812, the Battle of Queenston Heights
Americans crossed the Niagara River from Lewiston, took the heights, killed English commander Isaac Brock, but were driven off by reinforcements from Fort George, aided in no small part by First Nation allies
@acm.orgToday in #ComputingHistory, we celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay, an international celebration of women in STEM. Ada Lovelace Day was established in 2009 to highlight the many contributions of women in STEM and inspire future generations to pursue careers in these fields.
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@warren-watched.bsky.social#BetteDavis starred in All About Eve when it opened in NYC on this date in 1950!
@alhirschfeld.bsky.social#OTD We Bombed in New Haven with Jason Robards and Diana Sands, 1968
@c18ah.bsky.socialThis day 157 years ago: death of Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869).
Poetry available in the #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive:
https://www.romanticperiodpoetry.org/authors/#id/pers00122
@fahimeserhatti.bsky.socialToday in Bookish and Literary History, October 13
#todayinhistory #otd #october13 #booksky #books #reading #readers #releasedates #publicationday
@thetudortimes.bsky.social#OTD b. Claude, Queen of France, d. of Louis XII & Anne, Duchess of Brittany. Claude’s life was brief – unable to inherit her father’s throne, she was m. to her cousin, later François I by whom she had several children, inc. Madeleine, Queen of Scots. bit.ly/1ywq4Sg
@warren-watched.bsky.socialDirected by #JohnHuston, The Bible: In The Beginning came to Italy today in 1966!
@classicmoviehub.bsky.socialAll About Eve premiered in NYC 76 years ago today, Oct 13, 1950! The NY Times called it “witty, mature and worldly-wise,” adding that “Mr. Mankiewicz, who wrote and directed it, had been sharpening his wits and his talents a long, long time for just this go."
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@workingclasshistory.com#OtD 13 Oct 1990 the first South African pride parade was held near the end of the apartheid era in Johannesburg, considered the first LGBT+ pride event in Africa stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8528...
@admirablewomen.bsky.socialAmerican poet & essayist Louise Glück died #OTD in 2023.
She won the 2020 Nobel Prize in #Literature for "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal." US Poet Laureate, 2003-04. #poetry #LitSky #BookSky
@churchillcomuse.bsky.social#OTD in 1775 the Navy was born. From those first two ships in New England, to the sprawling naval complex in our desert, the Navy has played a vital role in protecting our country. We’re working on a brand new exhibit to tell NAS Fallon’s story better, but for now enjoy this selection of objects!
@clonestarpodcast.com🖖#OTD 13th October🖖
66: TOS - Mudd's Women
67: TOS - The Apple
73: TAS - The Survivor
99: VOY - Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy
22: Lower Decks - Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus
@deathcursesociety.comReleased #OnThisDate in 1998 - Phantasm IV: Oblivion written & directed by #DonCoscarelli. Where do you rank this film amongst the rest of the Phantasm franchise?
#PhantasmIVOblivion #OTD #Anniversary #Horror #HorrorMovie #HorrorMovies #HorrorFilm #HorrorFilms #HorrorFans #HorrorJunkie #HorrorSky
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